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. 2016 Jul 15;2016(7):CD001069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001069.pub5

Philip 2012.

Trial name or title Effectiveness of human breast milk, table sugar vs sterile water for pain relief in premature infants undergoing a heel prick procedure in nursery of Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Methods RCT
Participants Haemodynamically stable preterm (28 to 36 weeks PMA) infants, aged 0 to 28 days, who tolerate feeds, and are admitted to the nursery and undergo heel‐prick procedure
Interventions 24% sucrose (0.6 mL/kg body weight) to be given orally over 15 s (single dose)
Expressed breast milk (0.6 mL/kg body weight)
Placebo (sterile water 0.6 mL/kg body weight)
Outcomes Preintervention PIPP score (infant at rest) and postintervention pain at 0, 2, and 5 min using PIPP scale
Starting date June 2012
Contact information Ms Sophia Philip, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004 India. Phone: 9894143708.
Email: sopiantony@gmail.com
Notes CTRI/2012/06/002730